ABOUT US AND RESEARCH STAFF
With continued support from the National Science Foundation to the University of California at Irvine and the University of Michigan*, the California Achievement Motivation Project (CAMP) is an ongoing longitudinal study of adolescents’ motivational determinants of STEM aspirations and post-secondary educational and career choices.
This research was supported by grants from NSF to Stuart Karabenick* and Martin Maehr* (No. 0335369) and
Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Stuart Karabenick*, and Nayssan Safavian (No. 1535273)
This research was supported by grants from NSF to Stuart Karabenick* and Martin Maehr* (No. 0335369) and
Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Stuart Karabenick*, and Nayssan Safavian (No. 1535273)
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Dr. Jacquelynne S. Eccles is the Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of California, Irvine and formerly the McKeachie/Pintrich Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Michigan, as well as Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Gender and Achievement Research Program at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan. Over the past 30 years, Professor Eccles has conducted research on a wide variety of topics including gender-role socialization, teacher expectancies, classroom influences on student motivation, and social development in the family and school context.
Dr. Eccles has served as Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Social, Behavioral and Economic Directorate at the National Science Foundation, and Chair of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Pathways through Middle Childhood. She currently is Editor of the journal AERA Open and was formerly Editor of Journal for Research on Adolescence and Developmental Psychology, as well as Associate Editor of Psychological Bulletin and Child Development. To learn more about Dr. Eccles’ research interests, please visit: http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=5971 |
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Dr. Stuart Alan Karabenick is a Research Professor in the School of Education in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, as well a Professor Emeritus of psychology at Eastern Michigan University. His research interests focus on student and teacher motivation and self-regulated learning. Research projects in progress include a longitudinal study of Hispanic students’ aspirations and continued participation in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) pipeline. His interests include studies of Middle-Eastern students’ experiences in U.S. middle school classrooms, and interventions designed to improve the motivation and learning of students.
Dr. Karabenick has served as an associate editor of Learning and Instruction, editor and is now series editor of the Advance in Motivation and Achievement series. He was previously coordinator of the Motivation and Emotion SIG of the European Association for Learning and Instruction from which he has received a lifetime achievement award. To learn more about Dr. Karabenick's work with this research, please visit: http://mspmap.org |
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Dr. Nayssan Safavian is an Associate Project Scientist at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests focus on motivation and achievement in math and science among underserved communities. More specifically, her research examines the effects of achievement attitudes (e.g., questions around “Can I do it?” and “Is it worth it?”) on school engagement and academic success for low-income Hispanic and Southeast Asian youth. She is also the project manager for the National Science Foundation-funded study exploring the long-term associations of adolescent achievement motivations, aspirations, and achievement and post-secondary STEM choices.
Dr. Safavian’s prior experiences include serving as Research Analyst for Project Tomorrow as well as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Distinguished Professor Jacquelynne Eccles. To learn more about Dr. Safavian’s research interests, please visit: http://education.uci.edu/researcher-safavian-n.html |
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Dr. Anna-Lena Dicke is an Associate Project Scientist at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests focus on understanding the driving factors and benefits of students’ interest, motivation, and engagement. Dr. Dicke was the former manager for the National Science Foundation-funded Michigan Study of Adult Life Transitions with Dr. Jacquelynne Eccles. Previously, she was the co-architect and project manager of a large-scale Intervention study conducted in a German high school setting that focused on improving student motivation and achievement.
Dr. Dicke’s current work investigates the underlying motivational mechanisms that determine students’ educational pathways. She is interested in how features of the school environment that students experience on an everyday basis influence not only their academic success but also their educational, career, and life choices in the short- and long-term. To learn more about Dr. Dicke’s research interests, please visit: http://education.uci.edu/researcher-dicke-a.html. |
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Dr. AnneMarie Conley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine. Her research interests focus on motivational beliefs in education, adolescent development, and person-centered approaches to studying change. More specifically, Dr. Conley’s research aims to understand motivational processes in today’s schools by asking how students’ motivation to learn develops and how this development can be supported by teachers, classrooms, and schools. She studies learners who are ethnically, economically, and linguistically diverse.
To learn more about Dr. Conley’s research interests, please visit: https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=5611 |
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Dr. Osman Umarji is a researcher in the School of Education with a specialization in Learning, Teaching, Cognition, and Development (LTCD). Osman’s research interests include parental influences on child development, student motivation, and adolescent development.
To learn more about Dr. Umarji's research interests, please visit: education.uci.edu/phd-osman-u.html |
Charlott Rubach, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher crubach@uci.edu |
Dr. Charlott Rubach is Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Education at UC Irvine. Dr. Rubach received her B.A. in the fields of Philosophy and Educational Science and her M.A. in Educational Science at the University of Rostock, Germany. She completed her Ph.D. dissertation titled “Family-School partnership in ninth and tenth grade: Conditions of family-school partnership and effects on students´ motivational and cognitive beliefs” in 2019 at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
To learn more about Dr. Rubach's research interests, please visit: http://education.uci.edu/researcher-rubach-c.html |
Glona Lee GRADUATE RESEARCHER glonal@uci.edu |
Glona is a Ph.D. student specializing in the School of Education. Her research interests include motivational factors that influence students’ academic performance and resilience and the impact of social and environmental factors on adolescent development. In addition, she is interested in investigating the roles that social agents play in immigrant youths’ adaptation to their new environment and ways to foster their well-being.
Prior to UCI, Glona has worked as a research assistant at the Brain and Motivation Research Institute (bMRI) and taught elementary school students in afterschool programs. She has a B. Sc. Honors in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Biology from the University of Waterloo and a M. Ed. in Educational Psychology from Korea University. To learn more about Glona's research interests, please visit: http://education.uci.edu/phd-lee-g.html |
RESEARCH STAFF
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Liz Ochoa graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2012 with a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior and a Minor in Educational Studies. Most recently, Liz graduated from the University of La Verne, with a Master of Science degree in Educational Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) credential.
Through her work in various K-12 settings, Liz has developed a strong passion for helping all students achieve academic success, college and career readiness and social/emotional development. She has extensive experience working with students with special needs and diverse populations. Liz hopes to pursue an Ed.D. at the University of Southern California in 2020 (Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership). |
Raphael Natividad |
Raphael Natividad recently graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2017 with a B.A. in Public Health Policy and a B.A. in Education Sciences. His research interests include public health awareness in local communities, adolescent development, and student motivation in education especially in the health science fields. He aspires to pursue graduate education in Public Health and Education in Southern California.
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Jessica Padron |
Jessica Padron is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine. She is double majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education Sciences. Jessica's research interests include parental and school influences on child and adolescent development. She aspires to pursue graduate education in educational psychology after graduation.
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Chamee Moua |
Chamee Moua is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine. She is majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior. Her research interests include motivation, mindsets, and understanding how college students cope with challenges and failure. She hopes to pursue graduate school to further explore her research interests.
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Briana Venega |
Briana Venegas is a fourth-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine. She is double majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior and Education Sciences. Briana's research interests include family and cultural influences on motivation and achievement in Latino/a students. Briana is also interested in the field of mental health and serves as a Crisis Counselor with the Crisis Text Line where she is able to provide free crisis intervention to individuals dealing with depression, suicide, self-harm, and sexual/physical abuse. She aspires to pursue graduate education in School-Based Family Counseling after graduation this Spring.
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Daisy Padilla |
Daisy Padilla is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine. She is majoring in Education Sciences. She is involved with H.E.A.R.T (Healthy Emotions & Attitudes in Relationships Today), an on campus leadership organization that "serves as an outlet for shaping, empowering, and guiding UCI students towards success through leadership". She aspires to earn a master’s degree in education and aid in the development of educational technology for young children in hope that education can become more universal.
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